I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

He could no longer open the black chamber!

Without the black-box style, the idea of ​​"Xiangzhuan" (a type of folk opera) would be utter nonsense.

Therefore, Dark Azure Warrior could only remain in place.

But Kuchiki Ginryo continued to speak.

"Spiritual pressure fusion is prohibited here..."

Before he could finish speaking, An Cang Yu Shou felt his spiritual pressure being "disintegrated".

Although the divine sword does not discriminate between its masters, it is, after all, a tool used by the Grim Reaper, and the spiritual pressure it emits is naturally biased towards the Grim Reaper. As a Hollow, the Dark Azure Mage must "merge" his spiritual pressure with that of the divine sword in order to unleash its true form.

But now... this union is being torn apart by a strange "interference force"?

Oh no! If this continues, the "liberation" of the divine sword will be canceled!

But for some reason, Kuchiki Ginryo's face suddenly turned pale, and his words came to an abrupt halt.

"It seems... the suppression power of the Shikai isn't quite enough."

Kuchiki Ginrei coughed a few times, then his expression hardened. He held the Amagi Imperial Decree upright in his hand and said to the old man, "Captain-in-Chief, I'm going to use Bankai."

The old man nodded and said, "Approved!"

Kuchiki Ginryo loosened his grip on the sword—but the Amagi Imperial Decree suddenly floated up in front of him.

Without thinking, he suddenly clapped his hands!

The crisp applause wasn't loud, but its reach was astonishingly far, almost reaching half of Seireitei.

The next moment, the spiritual pressure of Kuchiki Ginryo rose like a rising tide.

"Solution—"

The moment Kuchiki Ginrei's spiritual pressure began to rise rapidly, Ansou Mitsu had already begun his operation.

The inability to use the spinning top is merely a minor ailment; a distance of about 100 meters can be crossed simply by tiptoeing.

He didn't know what the Rotten Wood Silver Ridge was planning to do, but even if it had the power to destroy the world, it wouldn't be a problem as long as its owner was killed before it was used.

Ansou Mitsuhime could see very clearly that compared to Yamamoto Genryusai and Unohana Retsu, Kuchiki Ginrei's power, speed, and spiritual pressure were far inferior—in other words, as long as he could hit the old man with his divine sword, the battle would be over.

But as expected, this was still a three-on-one brawl.

The moment Anzang Yushou took a step, Yama-no-Tooth and Unohana attacked from the left and right respectively.

If you recklessly try to withstand the attack... you'll be cut into three pieces.

"..."

An Cang Yu withdrew, brandishing his divine sword and slashing out a crescent moon shape like stirring up waves.

Flames and sword light shot into the sky, severing Crescent Moon in half, but all three lost their momentum in this clash.

And so, preparations for the Rotten Wood Silver Ridge were complete!

"Swastika · Judgment."

The name is even shorter than the original name, and can be read in less than a second.

In the next instant, a heavy pressure covered most of Seireitei!

And the range is exactly the space in which that applause just now spread.

"what happened……"

For a moment, Mima, who was far underground, felt as if someone was choking her semicircular canals and beating her hard, which greatly disrupted her sense of balance.

Although this situation only lasted for about half a second, in the middle of a fight, that short time would be enough for someone to lose their head ten times over.

Expand your spiritual pressure perception...

A large number of Shinigami are gathering; they are likely lower-ranking members of the squad who were ordered by Genjiro Oki to find a place to take refuge.

Within the range of Kuchiki Ginryo's Bankai, they staggered and fell, and the already formed team almost collapsed as a result.

There are very clear standards for determining the severity of a situation.

That means the lower the spiritual pressure, the more dizzy the person will be.

Ordinary soldiers collapsed and fainted immediately, while the captain and vice-captain were able to remain standing. People like Mima, who possessed the third-rank spiritual power, only felt a momentary daze. Unohana seemed to be slightly dizzy for a moment, while the old man of the mountain and the dark blue master were completely unaffected.

That's interesting... but Kuchiki Ginrei's Bankai couldn't possibly be a wide-range stun skill that doesn't work on strong opponents, otherwise there would be no need to deliberately release it.

Both Yama-no-To and Unohana are helping to buy time, which means they both believe that Kuchiki Ginrei's Bankai is more suitable for this situation.

Because of the consistently low-key approach of Xiumu Yinling, he has never made a move.

Mima didn't even know what his Shikai was—unlike Aizen, he couldn't just come and go as he pleased from the Great Spirit Book Corridor as he pleased. Moreover, the two abilities that were particularly useful for intelligence gathering were only recently acquired, so he simply didn't have time to investigate what abilities Kuchiki Ginrei, who had such a weak presence, possessed.

But judging from his brief performance just now, this old man should be able to use words to "force commands" on certain things.

It looks somewhat similar to Shikatori Hakunsai's Kito-maru, but I don't know what the actual mechanism is.

Looking back now, the appearance of the Rotten Wood Silver Ridge has changed a lot.

The Amagi Imperial Decree floating in mid-air vanished without a trace, replaced by a spear-like Imperial Token—the kind of wooden stick with zigzag paper strips tied to it, commonly used by priests and shrine maidens, a kind of Shinto item.

Just by looking at this appearance, you can tell that its abilities must be incredibly mystical.

The gohei was clearly not something that could be used for fighting, and Kuchiki Ginrei certainly didn't pick it up and hit Ansou Mitsu with it. Instead, he pointed the end with the paper strip attached at the latter and solemnly declared.

"You are the demon!"

As soon as he finished speaking, An Cang Yu Shou, who was already on high alert, did not feel any change in his own body.

what happened?

Is this just a bluff? Or is there some follow-up?

He frowned, leaped forward, and decided to kill the old man who was up to some unknown trick, no matter what.

However, Kuki Ginryo remained standing in place and calmly recited the next sentence.

"Behead!"

In the next instant, a shocking change occurred!

Dark Azure Mage was indeed not affected, because the target of the ability was not him at all!

Suddenly, Unohana stepped forward and slashed with her sword.

In An Cang Yu Shou's opinion, this was not a powerful attack, even weaker than the first few attempts she made when they first met!

Because the old man from the mountain was also launching an attack from the other side, he simply raised his hand, intending to use his armor to withstand the blow.

In the blink of an eye, Unohana's slash struck the arm of Ansou Mitsu.

At most, the armor will be damaged a little, but it can be repaired quickly.

As An Cang Yu Shou was holding this thought, he suddenly felt a pain in his arm!

Unohana's seemingly unremarkable attack actually sliced ​​through his armor and steel plates, nearly severing his entire left hand!

Without time to think, An Cang immediately unleashed a Cero without charging, temporarily forcing Unohana back, and then raised his hand to unleash a Crescent Moon Slash at the mountain elder on his right.

However, an unexpected situation arose once again...

The Crescent Moon, which should have been locked in a stalemate with the Blazing Flame, was shattered by the Mountain Elder like a devastating blow, and Ryujin Jakka suddenly appeared in the next instant!

Unable to dodge in time, Dark Azure Warrior had no choice but to take the blow head-on with his divine sword!

A surge of power, completely out of proportion to the momentum of the attack, crashed down along Ryujin Jakka, deflecting the divine sword that was positioned in front of Ansou Mitsuhime, and then slashed straight into his chest! The blade instantly sliced ​​through the armor and steel, sending several bursts of flame directly into Ansou Mitsuhime's chest.

He was sent flying backward by the old man's slash!

It flew backward for several hundred meters before An Cang Yu Shou finally steadied himself!

His left arm was cut in half, and two-thirds of his internal organs were cooked to a medium-rare state.

Even if it were Vasto Lorde from Hueco Mundo, this would be an absolute fatal blow!

However, An Cang Yu Shou's movements were not hindered by his injuries, except that... the healing speed was several times slower.

He stared at the rotten wood silver ridge with icy eyes, and the divine sword in his hand gradually began to emit a blood-red light.

Mima, who was on the ground, also frowned in confusion.

He said, "You are the demon," and then suddenly An Cang Yu Shou was no match for the old man from the mountain.

What is this ability?

Did they give Old Man Shan and the others some kind of buff? Was Xiu Mu Yin Ling actually a support character?

However, although he did not know, he knew who might know.

I choose you, Aizen!

"It seems that things are indeed quite lively in Seireitei."

Inside the barrier, Mima shrugged and said to Aizen, who was squatting on the ground studying the black shadow, "This should be... the spiritual pressure of the Sixth Division Captain. Another guy who hasn't seriously fought in over a hundred years."

"Even the Rotten Wood Silver Ridge has made a move? This is somewhat unexpected."

Aizen casually replied, "You probably know that Kuchiki Ginrei was seriously injured in a mysterious upheaval, and since then, his actual combat record has been pitifully small. I didn't expect him to choose to participate in the battle today."

Mima had heard about what Aizen was talking about.

Legend has it that Xiumu Yinling suffered a severe injury hundreds of years ago, which greatly shortened his lifespan.

According to another legend, in the same year that Xiu Mu Yin Ling was seriously injured, his son-in-law Xiu Mu Xiang He also mysteriously disappeared.

Although the specific details were kept very secret, it wasn't hard for Mima to guess the truth—it seemed that before Kuchiki Kyoga was sealed in Karakura Town, he had given his father-in-law a hard blow, causing the old man to become frail and old even though he was only middle-aged in the eyes of a Shinigami.

Based on what happened later, he probably only has a few decades left to wield his Zanpakuto.

"This has always been the style of aristocratic family affairs—fratricide and the like, the Kuchiki family is no exception." Mima suddenly scoffed, "Being the head of the four great noble families isn't so easy."

Ultimately, it comes down to ability.

Aizen laughed and said, "If it weren't for Kuchiki Ginrei's ability to suppress all factions within the clan, he wouldn't be much better off than Kuchiki Kyouga now."

“Strength…” Mima glanced at the Seireitei: “Those who remain in the Seireitei are all veteran powerhouses, active ones, and some retired but still alive old fogies. Even if a real ancient Hollow came, he probably wouldn’t fare well, let alone just the Tsunayo family’s ‘secret weapon’.”

“That’s obvious. If the Tsunayo family really had a trump card that could defeat the entire Gotei 13, they would have used it long ago. The current situation is just a struggle by those in power due to their own decline,” Aizen said. “Yamamoto Genryusai has been able to serve as Captain-Commander for over a thousand years not because anyone was being modest towards him, not to mention that the First Kenpachi and Kuchiki Ginrei are also involved this time.”

"Tell me your thoughts on the battle situation. I'd really like to hear your opinion."